It’s Go Time!

Have you waited long enough for this game?
Bunch of guys making their Rangers’ debuts: Rick Nash, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Halpern and Brandon Segal. Plus Chris Kreider makes his regular-season NHL debut.

Check out the new thingy on the left … it’s our Three Rangers Stars poll. You can vote at any point during the game, but obviously you’d be better off waiting until late in the third, or shortly after the game ends. We’ll close the poll half an hour or so after the game. You can only vote once, and only vote for three players. Hope you enjoy it.

Hags Richards Nash is one of those lines that has to work. It nay not click on Day 1 but once it gels its gotta be dynamic. Just hope Torts and the rest of you Boneheads can be patient and give it time to catch the inevitable fire!

If Eric is not around, let me be the first to say that losing tonight would put the Rangers two points behind the Penguins and either the Devils or Islanders, which would be basically insurmountable at this point.

Of course, if you’re watching in SD, it looks like you don’t get to see the amount of time and the period number. That’s on the Devils telecast on MSG+2. Time Warner doesn’t let you see the SD versions of channels you receive in HD anymore apparently.

Spider, you got it…can’t see the full logos (I can see score, unfortunately, at this point). It’s weird though bc i changed settings around and ONCE and for one time only I could see the full “box” including full logos…

Do the Red Wings have to disclose who Bertuzzi was making out with when he caught mono? My money’s on Dan Cleary… he has a pretty kissable face. Then again, Datsyuk looks like he might have a few diseases.

Don’t wanted to say I tolded you so, but I tolded you so. I still love the rangers, but understand that the team is infearior. Their play is commensurate with tapioka pudding. Looks tasty, but tastes like ASham.

They came to play, the effort was there, Lundqvist outstanding as ususal, Nash is and will be a beast. They played horribly tonight, not for lack of effort, they just made tons of little mistakes and their timing was just not there. This team is good enough to play safe is death, and this team is much more talented than Boston for sure.

Just played poorly, Boston kept it simple and did better. It will take them a few weeks but once they get rolling the Rangers are going to be a great team.

Like what I saw in Nash. Needs to learn how to play with his new teammates. Richards looked like he didn’t practice much. Tried too much. Hank, Nash, McD are my choices. Gaborik didn’t look comfortable on the R, may take time.

yeah,
i know that this should have been on earlier post
in regards to thoughts on final standings
but
other than last year’s team playing with a lot of HEART
i really can’t understand
how so many media folk have us penned in for the SC finals

yeah,
it’s only one loss
first game
but
even on paper
i don’t know about our 3rd and 4th line
versus
other teams
especially with some that have a top 2 lines
that outdo ours
sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!

Can I interject something, JK? The Rangers already look much better than last year. The level of skill now is obvious. Actually potential for offensive pressure. Stepan is a little adam oates. Give ‘em a chance….Nash move to the net is an option this team never had. Should be fun year. BUt I ain’t a negative nancy like 87.31416% of the posters in Rangersville.

if you thought tonight was a rough game, wait until they play the pens tomorrow. I wonder how many goals the rangers will score tomorrow, probably one and again it won’t be Nash. I wonder how many games it will take before ranger fans start knocking Nash for not producing and getting paid 7.8 million per year. Maybe that should be a poll to the right.

It is just 1st of 48…Relax. So far, in this one, Rangers were much,MUCH less physical than last season(fatigue, Prustless, whatever, but they were outcallahaned most of the game). One positive sign, though, – Stralman is really good…Played like they are progressively paid by mistakes made.Coda.

I think the NYR would be better off starting this shortened season keeping Gaborik, Richards and Hagelin together. Put Nash with Callahan and Step and let then gel. By moving Gaborik off the top line your top two line have no chemistry.

I give them a pass tonight overall. They tried hard they just didnt have their legs.

Just some observations from the game about some of the players.

Nash was good, not great tonight but he will be great. He still had at least two good scoring chances and some nice plays.

Richards was ok but looked like he had cement legs.

Hagelin might have played his worst game as a Ranger tonight. He needs to shoot the puck more.

Stepan played well but he was not on the ice nearly enough at even strength.

Gabby was invisible.

Cally also didnt get enough time tonight at even strengh.

Kreider got less time than segal through two periods. That cant happen. Oh and Kreider will never develop playing on the line he is on.

Boyle was terrible. Could pass, or shoot or win a face off.

Pyatt is very unimpressive. Not at all as physical as he should be.

Halpern I thought played well. Should have been used to take more faceoffs. After all, thats one of the reasons they got him, no?

Segal is horrendous! Just an awfull, awfull player. No wonder he hasnt become an NHL regular all these years. They would have been much better off bringing up JT Miller and playing him on the third line instead of Pyatt.

Rupp is a buffoon! He has no buisness playing in the NHL anymore. He skates just as badly now as he did with supposed bad knees he had last season. And he cant fight anymore either.

Girardi was a bit shaky at times but i would chalk that up to rust more than anything.

McD is the best defenseman on the Rangers by far! Period!

Staal was bad, real bad tonight.

MdZ was terrible and once again played scared tonight.

Tort’s line combos made no sense to me but hey, its just one game.

Again just one game. I think they will need about 5-6 games to really get going.

Latona, maybe his girlfriend is a Hungarian, they really like to mate with Croatians and the male progeny, if it happens that way, has to be watched closely from thei birth on. The female babies are usually harmless with some dark exceptions. Anthro 101.

I’m sorry to be such an itch about this, but I just don’t know what to dial on the TV to get the Rangers games on TV from msg broadcasts. One of the bonesters mentioned that he’d posted it, but somehow I missed it and can’t find it. Could you just let me known what I dial on the TV to pickup these games? It was no sweat last season, but so far I’m adrift. I’d really appreciate it.